Authenticity matters little, though--our willingness to accept legends depends far more upon their expression of concepts we want to believe than upon their plausibility.
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vi. 承認;同意;承兌;
vt. 接受;承認;承擔;承兌;
?? ac一再+cept拿→接受;承認
"The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it."
證據是那樣的令人折服,他覺得不得不接受。
近義:honor, permit, avow, receive, recognize, tolerate
反義:refuse, reject, snub, spurn, decline, disavow
n. 表現,表示,表達;表情,臉色,態度,腔調,聲調;[數]式,符號;詞句,語句,措辭,說法;
?? ex出來+press擠壓+ion名詞后綴 →表達;表情
"He listened to her story with a stony expression."
他帶著冷漠的表情聽她講經歷.
近義:idiom, aphorism, articulation, locution, maxim, phrase
反義:still, stillness, quietness
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少許,一點;短時間地;
n. (表示否定)微少;沒有多少;短時間;
det. (數量上)微少的,少到幾乎沒有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢令她不快。
近義:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
conj. 雖然,盡管;即使;縱然;
adv. 可是,但是;不過;然而;話雖這樣說;
prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他雖然經驗最少,卻是最出色的老師。
近義:however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit
n. 自愿,樂意;
"His presence is indicative of his willingness to help."
他的出席表示他愿意幫忙.
近義:appetite, initiative, move, purpose, readiness, urge
反義:indisposition, averseness, reluctance, laothness, lothness, disinclination
prep. 在…上面;當…時候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國王賜給他的頭銜。
近義:above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er